Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch (born November 4, 1968 in St. Helens , Merseyside ) is a British actor and film producer .
Life
Career
In the 1990s, Stretch mainly worked as a boxer in the middleweight weight class. He was able to achieve several successes, such as winning the national boxing championship in England. Stretch, who had the reputation of a glamor boy of boxing , was also able to assert himself as a model and thus acquired a continuous media presence.
He celebrated his premiere as a film actor in 1994 with the short film Tis a Gift to Be Simple . In the same year he worked in the thriller Handwriting of Death and in the series Acapulco HEAT . From 1996 he was engaged for two years for the television series Profiler . In the monumental film Alexander by Oliver Stone , Stretch played as Kleitos in 2004, his most famous role to date on the side of Colin Farrell .
Private
Stretch was married to fellow Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sánchez from 1998 to 2001 .
Filmography (selection)
- as an actor
- 1994: Tis a Gift to Be Simple (short film)
- 1994: Acapulco HEAT (TV series, episode 1x19 Checkmate - Part 1 )
- 1994: Handwriting of Death (Dead Connection)
- 1996–1998: Profiler (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1997: Infidelity / Hard Fall
- 1997: Business for Pleasure (TV film)
- 1999: In the Eye of the Storm - The brown stallion in danger (Shergar)
- 2001: Dead Dogs Lie
- 2003: Final Combat
- 2003: A Good Night to Die
- 2004: Blood feud - Dead Man's Shoes (Dead Man's Shoes)
- 2004: Alexander
- 2005: Kill Charlie (short film)
- 2005: The King Maker
- 2006: World Trade Center
- 2007: Afghanistan - The Last Mission (Afghan Knights)
- 2007: The Commander: Windows of a Soul (TV movie)
- 2008: Tied in Knots
- 2008: Freebird - What a trip! (Freebird)
- 2008: Deadwater
- 2009: The Last Supper (short film)
- 2010: The Heavy - The Last Job (The Heavy)
- 2010: baseline
- 2010: Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
- 2012: Girl from the Naked Eye (The Girl from the Naked Eye)
- 2012: Green Is Red (short film)
- 2012: Savages
- 2012: Yellow
- Since 2012: Girls of Sunset Place (TV series)
- 2013: Jurassic Attack
- as a producer
- 2001: Dead Dogs Lie
- 2003: A Good Night to Die
Awards
nomination
- 2004: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Dead Man's Shoes
Won
- 2002: Copper Wing Award for Dead Dogs Lie
Web links
- Gary Stretch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gary Stretch in the Internet Movie Database , there under biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stretch, Gary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th November 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Helens , Merseyside |